The state’s total tax burden – combining property levies on real estate and vehicles, the income tax, and the sales and excise taxes – stood at 13.37 percent, the analysis found. The annual state and local levies on a U.S. median household would be $7,763, which is 24.26 percent above the U.S. average.

The study compared tax rates applied statewide and locally against state and U.S. median-income households.

Among all of the states, the average effective state and local tax rate was 10.76 percent, according to the WalletHub study.

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Tax Burdens by State

Overall Rank (1=Lowest)

State

Effective Total State & Local Tax Rates on Median U.S. Household

Annual State & Local Taxes on Median U.S. Household

% Difference Between State & U.S. Avg.

Annual State & Local Taxes on Median State Household

Adjusted Overall Rank (based on Cost of Living Index)

1

Alaska

5.70%

$3,309

-47.03%

$4,439

3

2

Delaware

6.14%

$3,567

-42.90%

$4,047

1

3

Montana

7.07%

$4,106

-34.28%

$3,968

2

4

Wyoming

8.05%

$4,673

-25.20%

$4,902

6

5

Nevada

8.20%

$4,762

-23.77%

$4,797

10

6

Utah

8.39%

$4,874

-21.99%

$5,638

8

7

Florida

8.44%

$4,902

-21.54%

$4,396

9

8

Idaho

8.56%

$4,972

-20.41%

$4,431

4

9

Colorado

8.65%

$5,026

-19.55%

$6,009

13

10

Tennessee

8.73%

$5,071

-18.83%

$4,183

5

11

District of Columbia

8.93%

$5,184

-17.02%

$8,487

41

12

California

8.94%

$5,190

-16.92%

$7,703

36

13

South Carolina

9.00%

$5,230

-16.29%

$4,415

11

14

Oregon

9.10%

$5,287

-15.38%

$5,948

17

15

Alabama

9.11%

$5,290

-15.32%

$4,186

7

16

West Virginia

9.66%

$5,613

-10.16%

$4,167

12

17

Arizona

9.69%

$5,627

-9.93%

$5,350

21

18

New Hampshire

9.94%

$5,771

-7.62%

$7,152

33

19

North Dakota

10.03%

$5,825

-6.76%

$5,850

22

20

New Mexico

10.37%

$6,025

-3.56%

$4,931

19

21

Georgia

10.44%

$6,066

-2.90%

$5,403

14

22

Louisiana

10.49%

$6,094

-2.46%

$4,922

16

23

Hawaii

10.60%

$6,157

-1.45%

$8,826

44

24

North Carolina

10.61%

$6,165

-1.32%

$5,340

15

25

Virginia

10.68%

$6,203

-0.71%

$7,409

27

26

Massachusetts

10.81%

$6,277

0.47%

$9,175

43

27

South Dakota

11.03%

$6,407

2.55%

$5,626

25

28

Vermont

11.18%

$6,495

3.96%

$6,992

39

29

Arkansas

11.25%

$6,532

4.55%

$4,850

18

30

Minnesota

11.30%

$6,561

5.02%

$7,185

30

31

Missouri

11.30%

$6,562

5.03%

$5,653

20

32

Oklahoma

11.35%

$6,590

5.48%

$5,297

24

33

Maryland

11.40%

$6,619

5.95%

$9,392

46

34

Maine

11.71%

$6,799

8.83%

$6,323

40

35

Indiana

11.76%

$6,828

9.29%

$5,814

26

36

Mississippi

11.99%

$6,962

11.45%

$5,056

23

37

Washington

12.08%

$7,019

12.35%

$8,716

42

38

Kentucky

12.33%

$7,163

14.66%

$5,609

29

39

New Jersey

12.40%

$7,203

15.30%

$11,119

47

40

Michigan

12.43%

$7,220

15.57%

$5,951

28

41

Texas

12.71%

$7,380

18.14%

$6,576

34

42

Iowa

12.92%

$7,501

20.07%

$6,546

32

43

Ohio

13.05%

$7,580

21.33%

$6,247

31

44

Rhode Island

13.21%

$7,672

22.81%

$8,667

48

45

Wisconsin

13.32%

$7,734

23.79%

$7,199

38

46

Kansas

13.35%

$7,752

24.09%

$6,813

35

47

Nebraska

13.37%

$7,763

24.26%

$6,778

37

48

New York

13.74%

$7,978

27.71%

$10,074

51

49

Pennsylvania

13.78%

$8,004

28.12%

$7,580

45

50

Connecticut

14.41%

$8,370

33.98%

$10,987

50

51

Illinois

14.90%

$8,653

38.51%

$8,585

49

Source: WalletHub.com

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